Problem | Reason | Solution |
Washing takes longer | Water pressure is low. | Machine waits until taking in adequate |
time than specified in the |
| amount of water to prevent poor washing |
manual.(*) |
| quality due to the decreased amount |
| of water. Therefore, the washing time | |
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| extends. |
| Voltage might be low. | Washing time is prolonged to avoid poor |
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| washing results when the supply voltage |
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| is low. |
| Input temperature of water might be low. | Required time to heat up the water |
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| extends in cold seasons. Also, washing |
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| time can be lengthened to avoid poor |
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| washing results. |
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| Number of rinses and/or amount of rinse | Machine increases the amount of rinse |
| water might have increased. | water when good rinsing is needed and |
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| adds an extra rinsing step if necessary. |
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| Excessive foam might have occurred and | Use recommended amount of detergent. |
| automatic foam absorption system might have |
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| been activated due to too much detergent |
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| usage. |
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Programme time does not | Timer may stop during water intake. | Timer indicator will not countdown until |
countdown. (On models |
| the machine takes in adequate amount of |
with display) (*) |
| water. The machine will wait until there is |
| sufficient amount of water to avoid poor | |
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| washing results due to lack of water. Timer |
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| indicator will resume countdown after this. |
| Timer may stop during heating step. | Timer indicator will not countdown |
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| until the machine reaches the selected |
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| temperature. |
| Timer may stop during spinning step. | Automatic unbalanced load detection |
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| system might be activated due to the |
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| unbalanced distribution of the laundry in |
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| the drum. |
Programme time does not | There might be unbalanced load in the | Automatic unbalanced load detection |
countdown. (*) | machine. | system might be activated due to the |
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| unbalanced distribution of the laundry in |
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| the drum. |
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